Ashton Avenue between Crestwood Drive and Lomond Drive in Manassas will be closed to through traffic Wednesday night, Aug. 15 and Thursday night, Aug. 16 from 9 p.m. each night until 5 a.m. the following morning. The closing is for Prince William County Service Authority water main work, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Prince William County Public Schools and the Office of School Health Services will hold a free Parent Expo on Friday, Aug. 17, from 7-9 p.m. at the Edward Kelly Leadership Center (14715 Bristow Road, Manassas, VA 20112, room 1101).

Tonight, Tuesday, Aug. 7, the Manassas City Police Department will be hosting its annual family-friendly National Night Out event from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Manassas Museum, 9101 Prince William Street, Manassas. The event includes demonstrations by first responders, free Museum admission, opportunities to meet City staff and volunteers who help keep residents safe year-round.

The Bull Run Observer of Aug. 3 incorrectly reported the time and location of Haymarket's National Night Out. Correctly, The Town of Haymarket's National Night Out event will be held in Tuesday, Aug. 7, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the QBE building located at 14600 Washington St.

On July 31 at 5:01 p.m., Prince William County police investigators from the Crash Investigation Unit responded to Sudley Road / Campus Drive intersection at the entrance/exit for Northern Virginia Community College in Manassas (20109) to investigate a single vehicle crash. Five were hurt. The initial investigation revealed that a silver vehicle - attempting to turn onto Sudley Road from Campus Drive - disregarded a stop sign and caused a chain reaction crash, according to the police report.

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, D-VA, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement on President Trump signing into law the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).